Moving Towards the Light: a self directing manual for men who want to end violence and abuse towards women

Wood, Bruce and Jan Robson, with a special section for First Nations Men by Robert Kiyoshk

This manual is written expressly for men who have/are using violence and abuse to their female partners. The authors have written this from a belief in men’s abilities to change and to look inwards. Topics include learning to stop violent behaviour, changing attitudes and thoughts about women and relationships, owning up to what you’ve done, becoming a better and non-abusive father, and becoming a more honest communicator.

196 pages / $18

Waking Up to Violence

“This video provides the opportunity to challenge excuses and denial, and ultimately validates the experience of women”. - Executive Director, Northern Society for Domestice Peace

Assaultive men need to wake up to the fact that someone else can’t cause their violent behaviour; it is their choice and responsibility. As a society, we need to wake up to the violence occurring every day in homes all over the nation. It is not restricted to any one group or level of society. Violence against another person is a crime and there is no excuse. But, as we hear in the video: “you can’t stop something until you admit that you’re doing it.”

“Waking Up to Violence” powerfully depicts abusive men defending, rationalizing and denying their violence against women. Realistic scenes dramatize common themes and alibis men use to defend themselves against accepting responsibility and facing the impact of their violence on the women and children in their lives. After each dramatic segment, host Maria LaRose and Dale Trimble, a counsellor in this field since 1977, examine how counsellors, police officers, hospital staff and even neighbours can assist men to really see their violent behaviour for what it is, accept responsibility and end it. Clarity and unflinching directness must be used to place the responsibility for violence where it belongs, with the man.

58 min. / $149

Originally entitled: Themes of Defense : Understanding Men Who Assault Their Partners.

To order Waking Up to Violence, please contact Dale Trimble and Associates:
301 - 1055 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6H 1E2
Phone: 604-253-8641 Fax: 604-253-8741
daletrimble@telus.net
www.counsellingbc.com/Listings/DTrimble.htm